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The security vulnerability which seemingly led to an AirDrop crack by a Chinese state institute has been known to Apple since at least 2019, according to a new report.

Some new details are also emerging about how China is able to obtain the phone numbers and email addresses of people transferring files via AirDrop …

Last week saw the announcement of a new product that’s either genius or comedy: the Clicks iPhone keyboard case.

As someone who grew up with smartphones with hardware keyboards, I’m looking forward to trying it for myself. A tech writer who got a brief hands-on session at CES says that it does at least give reasonably good demo …

We’re seeing a succession of companies announce headset or glasses products at CES 2024, with the ASUS AirVision M1 glasses the latest of these.

So far, none of the three companies to announce have sought to take on Vision Pro with a truly comparable product, and the AirVision M1 glasses don’t change that …

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Towards the end of 2023, Kandi released a helpful feature that’s especially handy in education, retail, healthcare, and anywhere you deploy the same device in mass. They’ve released the ability to control the home screen experience on iPhones and iPads completely.

The first original of the year for Apple TV+ is a new British police crime drama called Criminal Record, starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo. The first two episodes are streaming now, with the remainder of the season rolling out weekly.

Apple seems to have started 2024 with a winner, with Criminal Record receiving strong critical acclaim. The show is currently touting a 100% recommended score on Rotten Tomatoes. If you’ve never had Apple TV+ before, you can get a seven day free trial here.

The international Wi-Fi Alliance consortium officially launched the new Wi-Fi 7 standard this week. The next generation of Wi-Fi brings significantly lower latency and much higher transfer speeds, making it perfect for mixed reality devices and 8K streaming. Read on as we detail what changes with Wi-Fi 7 and how it will impact future Apple devices.

Apple VP of Finance Saori Casey is headed to Sonos after more than a dozen years at Apple. The move comes after she departed Apple in December.

Casey, described by Bloomberg as a “top deputy” to Apple CFO Luca Maestri, will assume the role of Sonos CFO later this month.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Messages app on my iPhone. Sure, it’s a great app that’s gotten a lot of new features recently. On the other hand, it can quickly become overwhelming if you receive a lot of messages – and iOS doesn’t do a great job of helping you manage those messages by default.

Here are three tips I’ve found that help me keep the Messages app under control.

In November Apple launched an all-new Apple Pencil. It’s got USB-C and a mix of features from the premium while holding some back to keep the price tag at $50 below the high-end model. Here’s how Apple Pencil USB-C vs Apple Pencil 2 vs 1 shakes out.

When Apple released the first beta of the visionOS SDK, there was a disclaimer on the Apple Developer website about it requiring an Apple Silicon Mac. It was unclear at the time whether this was a temporary limitation, but now we have the definitive answer. The company has confirmed that developers need an Apple Silicon Mac to develop apps for Apple Vision Pro.

While Apple announced a handful of new details about Vision Pro yesterday, there are still a lot of things we don’t know. An update to Xcode, however, appears to have at least revealed that Vision Pro features 16GB of RAM inside.

iOS 17.3 beta 3 has arrived for developers. The pre-release software follows the botched iOS 17.3 beta 2 release that caused some iPhones to brick during installation. For iPhone users, the update includes Stolen Device Protection.

One of Apple’s biggest flops in recent years has been the transition away from leather and to the abomination that is the . OtterBox on the other hand is ready to give iPhone 15 and Apple Watch owners another way to ditch leather from their everyday carry with a new material of its own – cactus.

Satechi is out with its first CES announcements today. The new SM1 Slim Mechanical Backlit Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac, iPad, iPhone, Windows, and more is available now. And coming soon Satechi has a foldable 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 Qi2 charger stand.

Update 4/25/24: The 3-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stand and the 2-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Stand are now available direct from Satechi priced at $129.99 and $79.99, respectively.

All of today’s best Apple deals have yielded some clearance offers on Apple Watch Series 8 from $289. Those $110 discounts come joined by Belkin’s 3-in-1 15W MagSafe dock with Apple Watch fast charging at $116, as well as a 50% price cut on Nanoleaf’s new Matter Smart String Lights. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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At this point, it’s an open secret that Apple – at least at some point – considered launching a version of the Apple Watch Ultra in black titanium. On Tuesday, a new piece of evidence has emerged, with images of a prototype Alpine Loop designed for a black version of the Apple Watch Ultra surfacing for the first time.